The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-15
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Free Press Ia another column.
seebold g. Runkle, on Saturday last
took In nearly 200 bushels Of potatoes
In 1865 the National debt was s7s. %
per head. Now 1t 10 less than $l9.s4.
q. D. Splitter, Of Franklin, was re-
ported as being seriously i'll on Mon
day.
John p. Smith, OF this place, is
slowly recovering from his recent i'll
ness.
The FIRST rain in this section for six
weeks fell on Sunday and continued
several days.
The lyric which cost Tennyson the
most trouble was "Come into the
Garden, Maud"
Edgar Poe's father was a law stu
dent. and his mother an actress NAM
sd Elizabeth Arnold.
Trade dollars can now be used only
for their value in silver, which Is
about rs cents.
s. Weis of the Central Dry Goods
store this week opened his fall stock
OF new goods.
Misc Emma Stuck OF Selinsgrove,
has been visiting her friend Miss ".
Erdle OF this place, the past few days.
John Francis and son George, the
7asamrion hunters Of this section, on
Thursday killed eight wild ducks in O
few hours.
We are informed that J. w. Orwig
has purchased the Kreainer property,
at present occupied by w. II. Snyder.
Consideration $1,000.
Mrs T.. G. Aurand has received a
nice lot OF hats aud fancy goods and
will receive another lot this week.
Please call and see her stock.
DR.. y. L.VanValzah, of Watsontown,
spent several days in this county last
week In quest OF squirrels, and on
Friday was the guest Of DR.. Barber.
J. w. Runkle, Of the firm OF Sesbold
d Runkle, was on Tuesday called to
Spring Mills, by telegram annouc.
ing the sudden death of his mother.
The fare for the round trip from
Harrisburg to st. Louis to delegates
and others who propose to attend the
national encampment, q. A. r., is
$50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stetler OF st.
Joe county, Mich, are visiting Mid
dleburgh relatives. Mr.. Stetler Is a
brother OF our townsman, Aaron
Ststler.
The surviving members of tho
Twenty. Second Pennsylvania VOlun-
tser Cavalry intend holding q re-
union In Huntingdon on the 2lst OF
the present month.
The Florida papers tell OF banana
leaf two feet wide by eight feet long,
and OF corn-stalks twenty-seven feet
IN length taken from field OF eighty
acres, OF which they were only aver.
age specimens.
The 34th annual convention OF the
evangelical Luthsran Synod OF Cen.
trail Pennsylvania will convene in
Aiifiinburg onWsdnesday, September
%. The 8th annual convention of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
sry Society Of the same synod will
meet In New Berlin ON September 81.
Some person or psrssns. on Sunday
night stole about 600 "Stonies" be-
long to Daniel Bolsnder, sunk in the
run at the east end OF town. 1t is our
opinion that q person who would steal
'hsh bait" would bs mean, low and
debassd enough to steal anything.
ne would be niggsrdly enough to
pawn his grandmother's bible for
whisky.
j. Wes. Cornelius, OF Lewisburg,
VINO had photograph gallery In our
town the past month, took it away on
Monday. Mr.. g. requests us to re-
turn thanks to the citizens of Middle.
ourg and vicinity for their liberal pa
tronage extended to his gallery. He
also informed us that he would again
plant his gallery In our midst some
time during next summer.
The following named Middlsburgh-
ers are taking In the sights at the
constitutional Centennial, Phlladei.
pnia' this week: H. II. Grimm, H. ].
crosgrovs. WIN. O. Snyder, H. 8. stet-
'sr' Frank Grimm, p. Swineford Geo.
aAsslnger, d. X. HAAS, Herln. Hsssing-
r. e. Alfred sehoeh. w. w. Wittsn-
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